The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-02-05
WASHINGTON.
'i.m cur regular Correspondent.

tivaS II nA;ioDal interests and in
ds,tries. Last ". TX three national
conventions assembled lsre the
farmers the glass manufacturers,
and the brick-layere. This week
six national bodies here
the shipping Encampmeus 81 I'm
ion Veterans, the society to pre-
vent food adBlterHti0n, and the
Order OF the Mystic Shrine. Ev.
cry winter, no less than iiity con
gr1s - Of one sort or another
come to Washington, and in a Few
years more there will be double
! that number. Next wees. among
! lie brUtLerhoods and sIslerhO0ds
that are coming, will be tue NO
men who want to vote. A Female
Suffrage Convention at tue Capital
is now an annual certainty. The
prominent advocates Of tLis cansc
have met here every wintea as reg
ulariy as has Congress, fer tne pIst
fifteen or sixteen years.
Although Legislation is now
greatly behind the record OF for.
MGR short Sessions, business is be-
ing pushed this week in both
brancres OF Congress. Promieent
among measures that nave been
discussed ana acsed upOn were pen
sion bills, ~espcclaIly the one for
tao reiief o! dependent parents
and honoyaGlv discharged soldiers
and s%aiIors. disabled and depend-
Ont upon their UwR laGor for sup
port. TN Give dollars Il month is
the Amount allowed L. each, and
tbs moyer ot the bill estimated
hist ii would coat the Government
six MILLION a year. This measure
w%s pascal b. tine House only, and
it is II little 6oubtful how II Will
rare in the Senate.
There is mnch accommodating
around tie Capltol On tariff AND
reyenue questions. The Randall
men, and particularly Mr. McAdos,
Mr.. l,anoal!'s New Jersey pro-
tego, ara apparently hard 1T work
evolving some scheme BY which 10
get the bet,hr, if that is possible,
OF their brethren who think pro
lection is a sin. The work, how
ever, is not ali on one side. Col.
Morrison 10 marshalling his forces
Tor the Fray. On the floor Of the
House along the corridors. and IT,
the committee rJlms, mar be seer
knots OF members, usually Demo
Gratis, and The words "lebacc,"
- fruit" brandy" ''lumbc,"
wool" sugar = salt" can be
hrard from every side. How much
will come Of this, no enc can pre-
dict (; but it is quite evident that
the Democratic protecti.nists con-
template an attack on the Demo
cratic blunderers Of low tart I pro
clivities.
When tho House Of Represents
tives passes a resolution tavorinr
an Investigation concerning the
Central Pacifc Railroads dobt tn
the Government. and it was seer
that the President Of the road.
Senator Stanford, did NOT feel call
eli upon by this action, to explain
ms man. geNent OF the business.
he was asked about these items in
the expense accornt OF the road.
which it was assorted, were disal-
lowed by the Government. The
California Senaier replied that
when lac frat entered public lite,
the late Secretary Seward gave hia
a police of ad,i e 40 t charges
r'adc against MIN personally
Sud e Never Notice them. If
you 9nswrr one, Won have to ans
wer all. If you begin the task Of
denying every accusation brought
against you. and tail to take note
of n single one. that one would be
regarded as having becu proved,
no matter how unreasonable or
foolish il mIphs he AR Ht,n